tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post868375095134446726..comments2015-08-02T12:53:19.743-07:00Comments on TOM CLARK: D. H. Lawrence: Independence Day (the annual pleasantry)Zephirinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-12187261751657812412011-07-03T12:46:15.315-07:002011-07-03T12:46:15.315-07:00=) Those guys you two mentioned are very dear to m...=) Those guys you two mentioned are very dear to me!Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419101761966668410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-36713220791682701492011-07-03T07:55:03.206-07:002011-07-03T07:55:03.206-07:00I have to second Julia on your comments, Curtis an...I have to second Julia on your comments, Curtis and Tom ... and old DHL, the stern taskmaster, Krishnamurti of the West, there is no shade to hide from in the light of the Laurentian Taos mid-day sun!<br /><br />Studies in Classic American Literature, one of the finest of books - I&#39;d forgotten this opening chapter, as I so often think back on his words on Whitman and Melville and Poe. Thanks for the reminder of DHL&#39;s overall schema - he had us down pat.<br /><br />And, along with Cervantes, you got me thinking about one more <a href="http://www.online-literature.com/twain/letters-from-the-earth/" rel="nofollow">other guy</a>.Issa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-3298692563700972902011-07-03T07:10:18.805-07:002011-07-03T07:10:18.805-07:00Julia,
Lately I have been seeing Lawrence as one ...Julia,<br /><br />Lately I have been seeing Lawrence as one of those great impractical idealists, always pursuing the impossible causes. Sometimes he even reminds me a bit of <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Honor%C3%A9_Daumier_017_%28Don_Quixote%29.jpg" rel="nofollow">this fellow</a>.<br /><br /><br />Steve,<br /><br />Oh, the Great Bolinas Fourth of July Celebration!TChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-48372434287335285962011-07-03T07:06:56.058-07:002011-07-03T07:06:56.058-07:00Tom,
With &quot;the annual pleasantry&quot; of th...Tom,<br /><br />With &quot;the annual pleasantry&quot; of the Fourth just around the corner (and all manner of mayhem about to arrive even here in our &#39;village&#39;), DHL&#39;s &quot;Now listen to me, don&#39;t listen to him. He&#39;ll tell you the lie you expect.&quot; offer, as Curtis says, &quot;a little clarity.&quot;. . .<br /><br />7.3<br /><br />blinding silver edge of sun rising above <br />ridge, flycatcher calling whip WEEDEEEER<br />in foreground, sound of waves in channel<br /><br /> present which is near to it,<br /> since it is thus what<br /><br /> was sounds or “noises,” etc.,<br /> structured apart from<br /><br />cloudless blue sky reflected in channel,<br />lines of white water breaking across itSTEPHEN RATCLIFFEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-84274913326461108212011-07-03T06:28:48.083-07:002011-07-03T06:28:48.083-07:00(this is not a real comment perhaps, that is why I...(this is not a real comment perhaps, that is why I write it between brackets. I love to read what D.H. Lawrence, curtis and you wrote, Tom)Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419101761966668410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-60446596293020225542011-07-03T04:11:15.117-07:002011-07-03T04:11:15.117-07:00Your enlightenment of the little company has been ...Your enlightenment of the little company has been our complete pleasure, Barry.<br /><br />(I had been unreasonably looking for illumination at 3:45 in the morning, as it happens, so double thanks.)<br /><br /><br />Curtis,<br /><br />Know what you mean, in my own different-yet-the-same way. <br /><br />(It&#39;s my belief, from admittedly limited experience, that the beginning-of-life and end-of-life passages have a curious resemblance in that all formerly supposedly perceived differences seem curiously to fade away... but of course I speak here &quot;in propria Personna&quot;, like Bluebeard...). <br /><br />But this does certainly strike home:<br /><br />&#39;The one thing I come back to all the time is the Quaker &quot;testimony of integrity&quot;. Regarding the world through that lens and trying to achieve that standard is to be disappointed and feel hurt much of the time.&#39;<br /><br />Conscience is such a beautiful thing, one always finds it enviable, and the pains that inevitably come with it, like so very few things anymore, deserve respect. Suffering, or even for that matter patiently enduring discomfort or unpleasantness &amp; c. , for what you believe, is an overlooked entitlement.TChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-21744311655859856112011-07-03T03:56:30.246-07:002011-07-03T03:56:30.246-07:00There&#39;s nothing like a little clarity in the m...There&#39;s nothing like a little clarity in the morning, when you can still appreciate and absorb it. This is a very difficult subject to approach and understand if you yourself were born here. That is to say, I&#39;m here because I&#39;m here. I&#39;m not sure about much more than that because I distrust a great deal of what my parents and elders taught me, especially about matters relating to psychology and personal motivation. They themselves seemed thwarted by various forces and were extremely distracted at the best of times. Somehow along the way I&#39;ve acquired or developed values and beliefs, but when I examine my mind closely I find that I can be inconsistent in reciting and applying them. The one thing I come back to all the time is the Quaker &quot;testimony of integrity&quot;. Regarding the world through that lens and trying to achieve that standard is to be disappointed and feel hurt much of the time. I love the pictures you&#39;ve included here. I think the last one -- the grand finale -- says it all. Currently I&#39;m reading Gretchen Morgenson&#39;s new book, Reckless Endangerment, a history of the Fannie Mae debacle and, to some extent, the &quot;credit crisis&quot; generally. It&#39;s disturbing Independence Day reading that makes me think about: &quot;Now listen to me, don&#39;t listen to him. He&#39;ll tell you the lie you expect. Which is partly your fault for expecting it.&quot;curtisrobertshttp://curtisroberts.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-70215310327898090072011-07-03T03:45:14.048-07:002011-07-03T03:45:14.048-07:00Dear Tom -
As the day looms,I hope you&#39;ll ac...Dear Tom - <br /><br />As the day looms,I hope you&#39;ll accept my salute to the spirit of Independence that echos through every post of this blog. This is a new world I&#39;m very happy to have stumbled upon - my very best wishes to you and all your terrific friends beyond the pale. <br /><br />BarryBarry Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121653352771218338noreply@blogger.com